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Strong's #5013 - ταπεινόω
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τᾰπειν-όω,
lower, in point of height, reduce, σπλῆνα (swollen spleen) Dsc. 2.155: — Pass., πᾶν ὄρος ταπεινωθήσεται LXX Isaiah 40:4; πρόσωπον ἐκ μετεώρου ταπεινούμενον Hp. Coac. 208; of a plant, decrease in size, Thphr. HP 7.13.9; of rivers, D.S. 1.36; Astrol., of a planet, suffer dejection, Vett.Val. 119.15.
II metaph., lessen, τὸν φθόνον Plu. Per. 32; τὸ ἐν μέλιτι χολῶδες Gal. 15.683 (to expl. κολάζεται in Hp. Acut. 59); disparage, minimize, Plb. 6.15.7, cf. 3.85.7: — Pass., to be lowered or lessened, Pl. Ti. 72d.
2. humble, abase, X. An. 6.3.18; τ. καὶ συστέλλων Pl. Ly. 210e; ταπεινώσαντες.. τοὺς νῦν ἐπηρμένους Aeschin. 3.235: — Pass., ταπεινωθεὶς ἕπεται Pl. Phdr. 254e; ὑπὸ πενίας Id. R. 553c, Phld. Rh. 1.225 S.; τεταπείνωται ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων δόξα X. Mem. 3.5.4; ἐταπεινοῦντο ταῖς ἐλπίσι D.S. 13.11; τεταπεινωμένων τῶν ἄλλων διὰ τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων κατάστασιν Anon. Oxy. 664.22. violate a woman, LXX Genesis 34:2, 2 Kings 13:12; 2 Kings 13:14, Ezekiel 22:10-11.
3. in moral sense, make lowly, humble, ἑαυτόν Phld. Vit. p.38 J., Matthew 23:12, al.: — Pass., humble oneself, τὴν θεὸν ἐξιλάσαντο τῷ ταπεινοῦσθαι σφόδρα Men. 544, cf. LXX Genesis 16:9, Si. 18.21, 1 Peter 5:6.
4. esp. of fasting or abstinence, θεοῦ ᾧ πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ (i.e. on a fast-day) ταπεινοῦται μεθ' ἱκετείας SIG 1181.11 (Rhenea, Jewish, ii A.D.); ἐὰν ψυχὴν τεταπεινωμένην ἐμπλήσῃς feed the hungry, LXX Isaiah 58:10, cf. Leviticus 23:27, al.; οἶδα ταπεινοῦσθαι, opp. περισσεύειν, Philippians 4:12.
ταπεινόω , -ῶ
(< ταπεινός ),
[in LXX chiefly for H6030, also for H8213, H3665, etc.;]
to make low: ὄρος (βουνόν ), Luke 3:5 (LXX). Metaph., to humble, abase: Matthew 18:4; Matthew 23:12, Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14, 2 Corinthians 11:7; 2 Corinthians 12:21, Philippians 2:8; pass., Matthew 23:12, Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14, Philippians 4:12; id. with mid. sense, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:6.†
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τολμητής.
By τολμητής in 2 Peter 2:10 Mayor ad l. understands ";a shameless and headstrong man."; For a somewhat weaker sense cf. Jos. B.J. III. 475 (x. 2), ed. Niese Ἰουδαῖοι μέν, εἰ καὶ σφόδρα τολμηταὶ καὶ θανάτου καταφρονοῦντες, ἀλλὰ πολέμων ἄπειροι.
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